The Drop-the-Block water saving campaign in the Northern Cape has reached the 103 000 mark and is expected to save at least 200 000 litres of water per toilet flush. Mitigating drought effects The Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) hosted its PIPES X Conference on 6 September 2016 where issues around accreditation of national standards came under the spotlight. Welcoming the more than 200 delegates who were...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Communication Construction Company Limited (CCCC) of China to explore various infrastructure development initiatives, key among them being the Moloto...
Eskom has synchronised Medupi’s unit 5 to the grid, becoming the second of the power station’s six units to come on stream. This synchronisation adds an additional 800 MW to the grid and it is expected that unit 5 will become commercially...
Water is central to the achievement of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Prof. Kevin Urama told those at World Water Week. Urama, who is Senior Advisor to the President of the African Development Bank for Inclusive and Green Growth,...
Work on the eradication of bucket toilets in the Free State is well underway, reports the Department of Water & Sanitation (DWS). The department has concluded work on building adequate sanitation in the towns of Dealsville, Fouresmith, Boshoff...
A sustainable, prosperous future is in our grasp and the geosciences hold the key. This was the defining message of the 35th International Geological Congress (IGC), which took place in Cape Town last week. At the forefront of this trend is the...
There is very little doubt that South Africa is set to become a leader in the green building movement. As a matter of fact a recent report published by World Green Building Trends indicated that South Africa has emerged as a leader in green...
Festo’s modular automation solution is being called the next evolutionary step in managing water and wastewater treatment works. Based on the development of Industry 4.0, the new technology is likely to become the new standard for water...
